Wall drier



Oct. 8, 1929. L; JUDELSON 1,731,050

WALL DRIER Filed July 8, 1927 2 Sheets--SheeI l LOUIS JDDELSON INVENTOR *Ela* ATTORNEY.

WALL DRIER Filed July 8, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 LoUJuDiLsON INVENTOR ab ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 8, 1929 PATENT OFFICE LOUIS JUDELSON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y,

WALL

i Application led July 8,

This invention relates to clothes driers and particularly to the type known as wall driers used in the kitchens and kitchenettes of small apartments where available space for such purposes is very limited and it is necessary to elevate the garments overhead during the drying process thereof.

Probably the most widely used overhead wall drier is a device comprising a rack suspended from the ceiling by a block and tackle arrangement and consisting ordinarily of'a rectangular frame between the ends of which are carried a series of spaced rods and bars to hold the clothes in hanging position. The rack is of course lowered and hung with the wet garments and then elevated to remain adjacent the ceiling during the evaporation of the moisture from the clothes. As a result the ceiling over the drier gathers the moisture from the wet clothes and is soon ruined.

As an improvement over thelrack type wall drier, I have devised a drier which has all the advantagesk of the ordinary drier and which is hung and operated from a side wall and capable of being swung about so as to bring the clothes in front of an open window during the drying operation and against the side wall in an out of the way position when not in use. lith this in view the object of this invention is to provide an adjustable wall drier which, 'because of its particular construction and arrangement, is very efficient and inexpensive to manufacture. I accomplish this object by means of the apparatus illustratively exemplified in the accompany ing drawings, in which, Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the invention showing some parts in section and others in dotted positions; Figure 2 is a front elevational view k4.0 of the same; Figure 3 is a sectional view of the lower end of the wall drier and the pulley arrangement for winding and unwinding the cable from which the drier proper is ,suspended; Figure iris a substantially transverse sectional view of the pulley device taken on lines 1,4 of Figure 3; Figure 5 is a modification of the means used to support and elevate the drier board; Figure 6 is a front elevational view of the same; and Figure 7 is a perspective view of the drier board and DRIER 1927. Serial No. 204,248.

arrangement of the block and tackle con-'T95 nected therewith.

Referring to the drawings, 10 denotes an upright box shaped contrivance comprising a long narrow frame having a back board 11.r side walls 12 and top piece 13, the front ofW the frame being open as is the bottom end. The longitudinal upright side walls 12 are each provided adjacent their front ends with grooves or channels 14 which face each other across the front of the box and accommodate`A the opposite sides of a fixed operating board r15 at the lower end of the device and a sliding drier board or lift 16 throughout the length of the frame above the fixed board 15 G5 and below the top piecevl. In order to insure perfect movement of the drier board 16 adjacent the four corners thereof, rollers 17 are disposed on the upright sides, which rollers bear in the grooves and guide the lift during elevation thereof.

The lift 16 is manipulated by means of a block and tackle 18, one block being carried by the top piece 13, the other being linked to the upper end of the lift, while the cablc'l) 75 is threaded through both blocks 18 and pro-4 jects throughout the length of the frame to a vpulley or drum 20, about which the cable is wound or unwound to alter the position of the lift, the other end of the cable 19 being 80 brought over the second sheave of the block l18, and then attached to itself.

`The drum Q0 comprises preferably a flanged spool keyed to a rotary shaft 21 which is supported in a bearing 22 projecting 85 through the mid portion of the fixed board 15 from face to face, as illustratively exemplified particularly in Figure The bearing 22 is provided with a flange 23 disposed over and attached to the rear face of the fixed board 15 between the latter and the flange i' of the spool 20. The opposite end of the bearing 22 is flush with the front face of the fixed board 15 and the shaft 21 projects therebeyond to receive a toothed ratchet wheel 24 95 which is keyed to the shaft and provided with on integral collar 25. A housing 26 is disposed over the ratchet Q4 and projecting radially and in an upward direction from the housing is an integral cone shaped por- 1004 tion 27 Within Which a pawl 28, in the form of a pin, is guided. The pin at its inner end inthe housing is provided With a diametrically disposed block or toe 29 the length ot Which is .greater than the diameter of the pin. The Yfree end ot the toe 29 is `intended to enter the space between any adjacent teeth et' the ratchet Wheel 21 to lock the latter against rotary movement. The pin is normally urged in the direction ot the ratchet Wheel 21 by means ot a spring, encircling the pin in the conical portion 27 ot the housing and bearing at one end against the shoulders formed by the projecting portions of the toe 29 and at the other against the converging Wall ot the part 2T. The outer end ot the cone 2'? terminates in a bearing 3() tor the pin 28 and is provided With diametrically disposed grooves 31 and 32, one groove 31 being at rignt angles to the other groove 32 and cut to a substantially greater depth than that ot the latter groove These grooves are tor the purpose ot accommodating a pin 33 projecting transversely through the paivl or pin 2S at a point Lherein which when supported in the deeper groove 31 permits the toe 29 to engage between the teeth ot the ratchet Wheel 24, and which when lifted With the pin 28 and turned to restin the shallowclr groove 32 the toe 29 is tree of the ratchet Wheel and allows the same to be rotated in one or the other direction.

Reterring to tne embodiment orrl the invention illustrated in Figures 5 and 6, the block and tackle arrangement is substituted by a rack 34 and pinion 35, kthe latter being keyed to the shaft 2l. rlie rack is connected at its upper end to the sliding drier board 1G by means ot a strap 36 which spans an angle guide bar 8T and accommodates the rack 34 during movement thereof. rl"he lovfer end ci' the bar 37 is attached to the inner face of the 'Vl fixed board l5. 1ne rack 34 extends in its operations below the attached end ot the bar 37 and its teeth are in mesh with the pinion 35.

Referring now to the drier proper, illustrated particularly in Figures 1 and 2, the board or litt 16 is provided with a bracket 3S projecting from the iront thereotthe bracket having at its tree end an upright pivot pin 39 about which a second bracket 4 0 is pivoted. rhe bracket 40 carries av triangularly shaped trame 41 which in turn supports by means ot a brace 43 another trame ot the same shape and dimensions and tie bar 44. The triangular trames 41 and 42 are arranged so that their base angles are uppermost and the apices are directed downwardly. llt spaced intervals throughout the length ot the sides of the trames are disposed drier bars or rods 44 upon Which are hung the clothes to be dried. According to this arrangement, each row ot bars 44 is disposed inside the row immediately above so as to enable all of the bars to support hanging articles Without interfering with each other.

ln operation, the drier is installed in a room by hanging it against a side Wall or by building it into the Wall. The box 10 of course is in upright position With the fixed board 15 at the lower end. A crank 45 is attached to the shaft 21 whereby the lift may be lowered by manipulating the pin or pawl 28 to disengage the ratchet Wheel 24 and allow tree rotary movement of the spool 20 to unwind the cable 19. It will be clear that because of the pivoted support for the drier trame, the same may be adjusted substantially 180 degrees to accommodate any condition ot the room and Wall space. After hanging the clothes upon'the rods, 44, the crank 45 is manipulated to rewind the cable, resulting in the elevation of the board 16 to any desirable height. The pin or paWl 28 is then turned to enable the pin 33 to drop o the deep grooves 31 and the toe` 29 bctween adjacent teeth of the ratchet Wheel 21, thereby locking the same and holding the l-it't elevated.

Having now described my invention what l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

ln Wall drier, the combination of an upright guide boly having stop members at opposite ends thereof, a pivoted drier frame slidably mounted in said box, and means for supporting, adjusting and holding the frame to any elevation Within the limits of the stop blocks, comprising a block'and tackle at the upper end of the boi; att-ached to the uppermost 'stop block and a Winding drum at the other end or" the box to receive the tackle.

ln testimony whereof I have aiiXedV my signature.

LOUIS JUDELSON. 

